What percentage of people rent in Lesage, WV?

Name: Renters and owners in Lesage, WV, 2020–2024
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61.8% (±15.2 points) of the occupied homes in Lesage, WV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 352 renting households against 218 that own their home.

In Lesage, the share of households that rent went from 34.5% in 2015–2019 to 61.8% in 2020–2024 (+27.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 61.8% (±15.2 points)
Renting households: 352 (±123)
Median renter income: $24,265 (±$13,627)

Who rents and who owns in Lesage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lesage	Cabell County	West Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	61.8% (±15.2 points)	35.8% (±1.5 points)	25.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	352 (±123)	14,085 (±672)	183,060 (±2,623)	45,017,354
Owning households	218 (±101)	25,233 (±615)	545,595 (±3,466)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,265 (±$13,627)	$28,906 (±$3,493)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,833 (±$14,462)	$73,855 (±$3,351)	$70,961 (±$731)	$100,009

In Lesage, the renter share is higher than in Cabell County (35.8%).

It is also higher than in West Virginia (25.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cabell County, Lesage ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 8 of 272.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Lesage has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	34.5% (±16.7 points)	61.8% (±15.2 points)	+27.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$624 (±$131)	$746 (±$362)	+19.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Lesage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lesage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lesage	—	61.8% (±15.2 points)	—
Athalia	2.1 mi	38.1% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Rome Township (Lawrence County)	3.8 mi	19.9% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Pea Ridge	5.1 mi	35.1% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Barboursville	5.6 mi	35.8% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Proctorville	6.4 mi	70.7% (±13.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crown City	7.2 mi	31.9% (±15.1 points)	Lower
Union Township (Lawrence County)	8.3 mi	27.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Windsor Township (Lawrence County)	8.4 mi	9.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Athalia, OH (38.1%), Rome Township (Lawrence County), OH (19.9%), Pea Ridge, WV (35.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cabell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lesage	61.8% (±15.2 points)
2	Huntington	46.7% (±2.1 points)
3	Milton	40.2% (±10.5 points)
4	Barboursville	35.8% (±8.5 points)
5	Pea Ridge	35.1% (±5.6 points)
6	Culloden	10.5% (±5.1 points)

Lesage is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lesage

How many renters are there in Lesage?

Lesage has an estimated 352 (±123) renting households, 61.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lesage?

In Lesage, the share of households that rent went from 34.5% in 2015–2019 to 61.8% in 2020–2024 (+27.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lesage?

A renting household in Lesage has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lesage?

The median renting household in Lesage, WV has an income of $24,265 (±$13,627) a year, against $83,833 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lesage CDP, West Virginia (place:46420, in state:54).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.